Bring on the Street Sweeper!

One of the reasons we loved our new home was the tree lined streets of the neighborhood.  Now we are experiencing the work that these trees cause.  Today is one of two days the City of Portland will be sweeping/vacuuming up the leaves this season and we have to pay $30 as a resident, so of course we are going to take advantage of this service.  Last night we raked and raked and raked some more and made nice neat piles of leaves down our street.  Nevermind the fact that Mother Nature brought some wind last night and even more leaves fell.  We are excited to see the street all clean when we get home from work tonight!